JP2015085816A - Vehicle body front structure of vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To further improve assembling accuracy of each juxtapositional member with a simple configuration concerning juxtapositional members such as a cowl louver that are arranged in parallel to each other so as to form an outer surface of a vehicle body front.SOLUTION: A vehicle body front structure of a vehicle includes: a resin cowl louver 15 forming a rear opening edge part of an opening 11 formed in a vehicle body 2; a fender panel 22 forming a side part opening edge part of the opening 11; a hood 25 that makes the opening 11 openable/closable; a pivotally supporting tool 26 for pivotally supporting the hood 25 on a stationary side member 7; and a resin cover body 30 which is attached to the cowl louver 15 so as to close a space 29 for work surrounded by an end part of the cowl louver 15, an upper end edge part of the fender panel 22, and a rear end edge part of the hood 25. The pivotally supporting tool 26 includes a sheet metal base 36 connected to the stationary side member 7 and a rotating body 39 pivoted by the base 36 and supporting the hood 25. The fender panel 22 and the cover body 30 are attached to the base 36 of the pivotally supporting tool 26.

Description

  The present invention relates to a side-by-side member such as a cowl louver that forms a front portion of a vehicle and forms an outer surface of a front portion of a vehicle body, and a vehicle for improving the installation accuracy of these side-by-side members. It is related with the vehicle body front part structure.

  Conventionally, there is a vehicle body front structure of the vehicle described in Patent Document 1 below. According to this publication, the vehicle body front part structure of the vehicle body forms an opening formed in the front part of the vehicle body so as to open upward and a rear opening edge of the opening in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. A resin cowl louver extending in the width direction, a fender panel in which an upper edge extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body to form a side opening edge of the opening, a hood capable of opening and closing the opening from above, A pivotal support for pivotally supporting the rear portion of the hood on the stationary side member of the vehicle body so that the opening can be opened and closed by rotating the hood upward and downward, and an end of the cowl louver in the width direction of the vehicle body in plan view of the vehicle body And a resin cover that is attached to the cowl louver by closing a working space surrounded by the upper end edge of the fender panel and the rear edge of the hood from above.

  Then, if the hood is rotated upward to open the opening, the inside of the engine room can be operated from the outside of the vehicle body through the opening.

  On the other hand, the cowl louver, the fender panel, the hood, and the cover body are arranged side by side so as to form a front portion of the vehicle body and to form an outer surface of the front portion of the vehicle body. These juxtaposed members are constructed so that the outer surfaces of the portions facing each other in the surface direction are flush with each other. As a result, the appearance of the vehicle body is improved and the air resistance when the vehicle is running is reduced.

JP 2010-149547 A

  By the way, in the above-described vehicle body, in order to further improve the appearance and the like, the installation accuracy of the parallel members of the cowl louver, the fender panel, the hood, and the cover body is improved. It is desired that the outer surfaces be flush with each other. Therefore, the dimensional accuracy of the mounting members for mounting these juxtaposed members to the stationary side member of the vehicle body and the assembly accuracy between these mounting members are improved to improve the mounting accuracy of the juxtaposed members. Can be considered.

  However, if it is attempted to improve the dimensional accuracy and the assembly accuracy of each mounting member as described above, the forming operation and the assembly operation of each mounting member tend to become complicated. Since the productivity of the structure may be lowered, it is not easy to improve the installation accuracy.

  In particular, since the cowl louver and the cover body are made of resin, it is not easy to form their own dimensional accuracy with high accuracy, so it is easy to improve the installation accuracy in this respect as well. Not.

  The present invention has been made by paying attention to the above-described circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to form a cowl louver such as a cowl louver that is arranged in parallel with each other so as to form a vehicle body front portion and to form an outer surface of the vehicle body front portion. In the vehicle body front part structure provided with the installation member, the installation accuracy of the parallel installation members is further improved with a simple configuration.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an opening 11 formed in the front portion of the vehicle body 2 so as to open upward, and a width direction of the vehicle body 2 so as to form a rear opening edge of the opening 11 in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body 2. A resin cowl louver 15 extending, a fender panel 22 having an upper edge extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body 2 to form a side opening edge of the opening 11, and a hood 25 capable of opening and closing the opening 11 from above. A pivot support 26 for pivotally supporting the rear portion of the hood 25 on the stationary member 7 of the vehicle body 2 so that the opening 11 can be opened and closed by the downward rotation A and B on the hood 25, and a plane of the vehicle body 2. As shown in FIG. 1, a working space 29 surrounded by the end of the cowl louver 15 in the width direction of the vehicle body 2, the upper edge of the fender panel 22, and the rear edge of the hood 25 is viewed from above. Close and above A resin cover body 30 attached to the lulouver 15, and the pivot support 26 is pivotally supported by the sheet metal base 36 coupled to the stationary side member 7 of the vehicle body 2 and the base 36. In the vehicle body front part structure having a rotating body 39 that supports the rear part of 25,
The vehicle body front part structure of the vehicle is characterized in that the fender panel 22 and the cover body 30 are attached to a base 36 of the pivot support 26.

  In addition, in this section, the reference numerals and drawing numbers appended to the above terms are not intended to limit the technical scope of the present invention to the “Example” section and the contents of the drawings described later.

  The effects of the present invention are as follows.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an opening formed in the front portion of the vehicle body so as to open upward, and a resin cowl louver extending in the width direction of the vehicle body so as to form a rear opening edge portion of the opening in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. A fender panel whose upper edge extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body to form a side opening edge of the opening, a hood that allows the opening to be opened and closed from above, and a hood that rotates upward and downward from the hood. A pivotal support for pivotally supporting the rear portion of the hood to the stationary side member of the vehicle body so that the opening can be opened and closed, an end of the cowl louver in the width direction of the vehicle body, and an upper edge of the fender panel in the plan view of the vehicle body And a resin cover body that is attached to the cowl louver by closing a working space surrounded by the rear end edge of the hood from above, and the pivot support is coupled to the stationary side member of the vehicle body. A sheet-metal base, is pivotally supported on the base by the vehicle body front structure of a vehicle and a rotary body supporting a rear portion of the hood,
The fender panel and the cover body are attached to the base of the pivot support.

  For this reason, the cowl louver is the cover body among the juxtaposed members of the cowl louver, the fender panel, the hood, and the cover body that are arranged in parallel to form the front portion of the vehicle body and to form the outer surface of the front portion of the vehicle body. The fender panel is directly attached to the base, the hood is attached to the base via a rotating body pivotally supported on the base, and the fender panel is attached to the base. The cover body is directly attached to the base.

  Therefore, each of the above-mentioned juxtaposed members is attached more directly to the base of a metal plate pivotal support whose strength and rigidity are increased in order to pivotally support the hood. The installation accuracy of the installation members is improved. As a result, the width dimension of the gaps between the parts facing each other in the surface direction can be set to a desired value, and the width dimension of each part in the longitudinal direction of each gap can be made more uniform. Is achieved more reliably.

  Further, in the above case, the cowl louver and the cover body are made of resin, and it is not easy to form their own dimensional accuracy with high precision. Is particularly beneficial.

  In addition, the effect of improving the above-described installation accuracy is achieved by attaching each of the juxtaposed members more directly to the base of the pivotal support. The dimensional accuracy of the mounting member for mounting on the stationary side member of the vehicle body and the assembly accuracy between these mounting members are not necessarily high. Therefore, the above-described improvement in the mounting accuracy is achieved by a simple configuration, and as a result, the productivity is improved when producing a vehicle body front portion having a good appearance.

FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged detail view of FIG. 2. It is a front part top view of a vehicle. FIG. 3 is a partial enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a developed perspective view of what is shown in FIG. 3.

  In the vehicle body front structure of the vehicle of the present invention, the vehicle body front structure of the vehicle provided with juxtaposed members such as cowl louvers arranged side by side so as to form the vehicle body front and form the outer surface of the vehicle body front, In order to realize the object of further improving the installation accuracy between the above-mentioned juxtaposed members with a simple configuration, the form for carrying out the present invention is as follows.

  That is, the vehicle front structure of the vehicle is a resin extending in the width direction of the vehicle body so as to form an opening formed in the front portion of the vehicle body so as to open upward and a rear opening edge of the opening in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. A cowl louver, a fender panel whose upper edge extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body to form a side opening edge of the opening, a hood that allows the opening to be opened and closed from above, A pivotal support for pivotally supporting the rear portion of the hood on the stationary side member of the vehicle body so that the opening can be opened and closed by movement, and a vehicle body width direction end portion of the cowl louver in a plan view of the vehicle body, A work cover surrounded by an upper edge and a rear edge of the hood is closed from above, and a resin cover body attached to the cowl louver is provided. The pivot support includes a sheet metal base coupled to a stationary member of the vehicle body, and a rotating body pivotally supported by the base and supporting the rear portion of the hood. The fender panel and the cover body are attached to the base of the pivot support.

  In order to explain the present invention in more detail, an embodiment thereof will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a vehicle exemplified by an automobile, and an arrow Fr indicates the front in the traveling direction of the vehicle 1. The left and right described below refer to the width direction of the vehicle body 2 toward the front of the vehicle 1.

  The vehicle body 2 of the vehicle 1 includes left and right front pillars 4, 4 that extend in the vertical direction by constituting left and right side portions of a middle part of the vehicle body 2 in the front-rear direction, and extend in the width direction of the vehicle body 2. A front cowl 5 that joins up and down midway parts, and left and right apron members 6 and 6 that project forward from the up and down midway parts of the front pillars 4 and support a suspension tower (not shown), etc. It has. The front pillar 4, the front cowl 5, and the apron member 6 are each made of sheet metal and constitute a stationary member 7 that has sufficient strength and rigidity and serves as a skeleton of the vehicle body 2.

  A rear portion of the vehicle body 2 behind the front cowl 5 is a passenger compartment 9. Further, the front of the front cowl 5 and the front part of the vehicle body 2 sandwiched between the left and right apron members 6 and 6 is an engine room 10, and an opening 11 that opens upward is formed at the upper end of the engine room 10. The engine room 10 is opened above the vehicle body 2 through the opening 11.

  A resin cowl louver 15 extending in the width direction of the vehicle body 2 is provided so as to form a rear opening edge of the opening 11 in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body 2. The cowl louver 15 is provided so as to cover the front cowl 5 from above, and is supported on the front cowl 5, and each end of the cowl louver 15 in the width direction of the vehicle body 2 is fastened to each apron member 6. 16 is supported. The upper surface of the rear louver 15a constituting the rear portion of the cowl louver 15 is formed to be one step higher than the upper surface of the front louver 15b constituting the front portion of the cowl louver 15. In this case, the cowl louver 15 is supported and sufficiently reinforced by the front cowl 5 and the apron member 6 having high rigidity, and thus has high rigidity.

  A front windshield 18 is provided which extends from the rear upper rim of the rear louver 15a of the cowl louver 15 toward the rear upper side and forms the upper front surface of the vehicle compartment 9. An elastic sealing material 19 is provided for sealing between the rear upper edge of the rear louver 15a of the cowl louver 15 and the front lower edge of the wind glass 18, and this sealing material 19 is provided behind the rear louver 15a of the cowl louver 15. Attached to the upper edge.

  The front pillar 4 and the apron member 6 are integrally covered from the outer side, and a resin front fender panel 22 supported by the apron member 6 is provided. The upper edge of the fender panel 22 extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body 2 to form a side opening edge of the opening 11.

  A resin hood 25 is provided for closing the opening 11 so as to be openable and closable from above. A pair of left and right pivot supports 26, 26 are provided for pivotally supporting the rear portion of the hood 25 to the apron member 6 so that the front portion of the hood 25 can be turned upward and downward. The opening 11 is opened and closed by the upper and lower rotations A and B on the hood 25. When the hood 25 closes the opening 11, a locking device 27 that automatically locks the front portion of the hood 25 so as to be releasable with respect to a radiator support (not shown) that is the stationary member 7 of the vehicle body 2. Provided. As described above, when the hood 25 closes the opening 11, the rear end edge of the hood 25 is positioned above the front louver 15 b of the cowl louver 15.

  In a plan view of the vehicle body 2 (FIG. 1), the width direction end of the vehicle body 2 in the rear louver 15a of the cowl louver 15, the front lower edge of the window glass 18, the upper edge of the fender panel 22, and the hood A space surrounded by the rear end edge portion 25 is a work space 29 in which work can be performed on the pivot support 26 and the like from the outside of the vehicle body 2. A resin cover 30 that closes the work space 29 from above is provided.

  A descending stepped portion 15c is formed at the end portion of the rear louver 15a of the cowl louver 15 in the width direction of the vehicle body 2 and is lowered by one step from the general upper surface of the rear louver 15a of the cowl louver 15. An inner end edge portion of the cover body 30 in the width direction of the vehicle body 2 is placed on the descending step portion 15c. Further, the inner edge portion of the cover body 30 is detachably locked to the descending step portion 15c by a locking tool 31, whereby the cover body 30 is detachably attached to the cowl louver 15.

  Another elastic sealing material 32 that seals between the front lower end edge of the window glass 18 and the rear end edge of the cover body 30 is provided, and the sealing material 32 is provided at the rear end edge of the cover body 30. Attached to. The other sealing material 32 is continuously provided on an extension line of the sealing material 19. Further, another elastic sealing material 33 for sealing between the upper end edge of the fender panel 22 and the outer edge of the cover body 30 is provided, and this sealing material 33 is provided on the outer edge of the cover body 30. It is attached to the part. Each of the sealing materials 32 and 33 absorbs a dimensional error generated in the fender panel 22 and the cover body 30 and a mutual installation error.

  In the above case, the general part of the rear louver 15a of the cowl louver 15, the window glass 18, the fender panel 22, the hood 25, and the cover body 30 respectively constitute the front part of the vehicle body 2 and the outer surface of the front part of the vehicle body 2. They are arranged side by side to form. These juxtaposed members 15, 18, 22, 25 and 30 are constructed such that the portions facing each other in the surface direction are arranged close to each other, and the outer surfaces of these facing portions are substantially flush with each other. Attached.

  Each pivot support 26 is a base 36 made of sheet metal coupled to each apron member 6 by a fastener 35, and is pivotally supported by a pivot shaft 37 on the base 36 to fasten the rear portion of the hood 25. A sheet metal rotating body 39 supported by the tool 38 is provided. The fastener 35 can be operated from the outside of the vehicle body 2 through the opened work space 29.

  Specifically, the base 36 is in surface contact with the upper surface of the apron member 6 and fastened to the upper surface by the fastener 35, and the inner edge of the vehicle body 2 on the substrate 36a. And a pivot plate 36b for pivotally supporting the rotating body 39 by the pivot shaft 37, and a rear end edge of the substrate 36a. An extending inclined plate 36c and an extending plate 36d extending integrally rearward from the extending end of the inclined plate 36c are provided.

  A bracket 22a that integrally protrudes from the main body of the fender panel 22 is fastened to the front part of the extension plate 36d of the base 36 of the pivotal support 26 by a fastener 43. A fender panel 22 is attached. Further, a midway portion in the surface direction of the cover body 30 is detachably locked by a locking tool 45 to the rear portion of the extending plate 36d of the base 36 of the pivot support 26. In addition, the said fastener 43 is good also as a thing like the said locking tool 45 instead of this. Moreover, the said locking tool 45 may be a thing like a clip and a locking pin, and it may replace with this and may be the said fastener 43. FIG.

  According to the above configuration, the end of the cowl louver 15 in the width direction of the vehicle body 2 in the plan view of the vehicle body 2 (FIG. 1) when the rear portion of the hood 25 is pivotally supported on the stationary side member 7 of the vehicle body. A work cover 29 surrounded by the upper end edge of the fender panel 22 and the rear end edge of the hood 25 from above, and a resin cover body 30 attached to the cowl louver 15. The support 26 includes a sheet metal base 36 coupled to the stationary side member 7 of the vehicle body 2, and a rotating body 39 that is pivotally supported by the base 36 and supports the rear portion of the hood 25. The fender panel 22 and the cover body 30 are attached to a base 36 of the support 26.

  Therefore, each of the rear louver 15a, the fender panel 22, the hood 25, and the cover body 30 of the cowl louver 15 that are arranged in parallel to form the front portion of the vehicle body 2 and to form the outer surface of the front portion of the vehicle body 2 is arranged. Of the installation members 15, 22, 25, 30, the rear louver 15 a of the cowl louver 15 is attached to the base 36 of the pivotal support 26 via the cover body 30, and the fender panel 22 is directly attached to the base 36. The hood 25 is attached to the base 36 via a rotating body 39 pivotally supported by the base 36, and the cover body 30 is directly attached to the base 36.

  Therefore, each of the juxtaposed members 15, 22, 25, 30 is more direct to the base 36 of the metal plate pivotal support 26 whose strength and rigidity are increased in order to pivotally support the hood 25. Thus, the mounting accuracy of the parallel members 15, 22, 25, 30 is improved. As a result, these 15, 22, 25, and 30 can make the width dimension of the gaps of the portions facing each other in the plane direction a desired value, and make the width dimensions of the respective parts in the longitudinal direction of these gaps more uniform. In addition, since the outer surfaces of the opposing portions can be made more smooth and smooth, the appearance of the vehicle body 2 can be improved and the air resistance during the traveling of the vehicle 1 can be more reliably achieved. .

  In the above case, in addition to the cowl louver 15 and the cover body 30, the fender panel 22 and the hood 25 are also made of resin, and it is not easy to form their own dimensional accuracy with high accuracy. For 2, the above-described effect of improving the installation accuracy is particularly beneficial.

  Moreover, since the effect of improving the above-described mounting accuracy is achieved by attaching the parallel members 15, 22, 25, 30 to the base 36 of the pivotal support 26 more directly. Thus, the dimensional accuracy of the mounting members for mounting the above-mentioned juxtaposed members 15, 22, 25, 30 to the stationary member 7 of the vehicle body 2 and the assembly accuracy of these mounting members are not necessarily high accuracy. Is enough. Therefore, the improvement of the above-described installation accuracy is achieved by a simple configuration, and as a result, the productivity is improved when producing the front portion of the vehicle body 2 having a good appearance.

  The fender panel 22 and the hood 25 may be made of sheet metal. The upper surfaces of the rear louver 15a, the fender panel 22, the hood 25, and the cover body 30 of the cowl louver 15 may not be flush with each other.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle 2 Car body 4 Front pillar 5 Front cowl 6 Apron member 7 Stationary side member 9 Car interior 10 Engine room 11 Opening 15 Cowl louver 15a Rear louver 15b Front louver 15c Down step part 18 Wind glass 19 Seal material 22 Fender panel 22a Bracket 25 Hood 26 Pivoting tool 29 Working space 30 Cover body 31 Locking tool 32 Sealing material 33 Sealing material 35 Fastening tool 36 Base 36a Substrate 36b Pivoting plate 36c Inclined plate 36d Extension plate 37 Pivoting shaft 38 Fastening tool 39 Rotating body A upward rotation B downward rotation

Claims (1)

An opening formed at the front of the vehicle body to open upward, a resin cowl louver extending in the width direction of the vehicle body to form the rear opening edge of the opening in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and an upper edge of the vehicle body A fender panel that extends in the front-rear direction to form a side opening edge of the opening, a hood that allows the opening to be opened and closed from above, and the opening that can be opened and closed by rotating the hood upward and downward. A pivotal support for pivotally supporting the rear portion of the hood to a stationary member of the vehicle body; and a vehicle body width direction end portion of the cowl louver in a plan view of the vehicle body; an upper edge portion of the fender panel; and a rear end of the hood And a resin cover body that is attached to the cowl louver by closing the work space surrounded by the edge from above, and the pivot support is connected to the stationary side member of the vehicle body. Is pivoted to the base at the vehicle body front structure of a vehicle and a rotary body supporting a rear portion of the hood,
A vehicle body front structure of a vehicle, wherein the fender panel and a cover body are attached to a base of the pivot support.

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